George Carlin
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlinwas an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic and author. Carlin was noted for his black comedy and his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven dirty words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth12 May 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
When in comes to bullshit...bigtime, major league bullshit...you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims...religion.
Valentine's Day is devoted to love. Why don't we have a day devoted to hatred? The raw, visceral hatred that is felt every hour of the day by ordinary people, but is repressed for reasons of social order. I think it would be very cathartic, and it would certainly make for an exciting six o'clock news.
Catholic, which I was until I reached the age of reason
There's a humorous side to every situation. The challenge is to find it.
If a painting can be forged well enough to fool experts, why is the original so valuable?
What year did Jesus think it was?
Every person you look at, you can see the universe in their eyes, if you're really looking
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
Soft rock music isn’t rock, and it ain’t music. It’s just soft.
In restaurants where they serve frog's legs, what do they do with the rest of the frog? Do they just throw it away? You never see "frog torsos" on the menu. Is there actually a garbage can full of frog bodies in the alley? I wouldn't want to be a homeless guy looking for an unfinished cheeseburger and open the lid on that
Griddle cakes, pancakes, hot cakes, flapjacks: why are there four names for grilled batter and only one word for love?
If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.
One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.
Comedy is a socially acceptable form of hostility and aggression. That is what comics do, stand the world upside down.